Psychological Coping and Social Aspects in the Case of the Elderly with Metabolic Syndrome
Autori:
Gica Lehaci, Costinela Georgescu, Ana-Maria Dumitrescu, Ioan Gotca,
Rodica Ghiuru, Cristinel Stefanescu
Cod: ISSN: 1583-3410 (print), ISSN: 1584-5397 (electronic)
Dimensiuni: pp. 273-282
How to cite this article:Lehaci, G., Georgescu, C., Dumitrescu, A.M., Gotca, I., Ghiuru, R., Stefanescu, C. (2016). Psychological Coping and Social Aspects in the Case of the Elderly with Metabolic Syndrome. Revista de Cercetare si Interventie Sociala, 52, 273-282. |
Abstract:
The metabolic syndrome (MetS) represents a disease with a complex pathogenesis
being associated with a constellation of metabolic and cardiovascular disorders,
and not only, resulting from the co-occurrence of obesity, dyslipidemia, insulin
resistance and type 2 diabetes mellitus, according to the American Education
Guide “National Cholesterol Education Program Adult Treatment – Panel III”.
We present the case of a 67-year- old patient, female, pensioner with metabolic
syndrome diagnosed by the co-occurrence of stage I hypertension, grade I obesity,
diabetes mellitus and dyslipidemia with hypercholesterolemia. People with MetS
have a poorer quality of life, with references towards physical and social functions,
regarding both general and mental states of health. With the help of a trained
psychologist we interpreted the obtained results of the Freiburg Personality Inventory
(FPI) and a Psychological Coping Questionnaire-Personal Needs Evaluation
Questionnaire (V33A-GoldInc) and had a perspective upon patient’s views
regarding her personal illness and the involvement of spirituality, socioeconomic
status and ethics in the management of the metabolic syndrome as a complex
pathology, and particularly of the cardiovascular component of the disease. Regarding
the presented case, it is indicated that the social worker, within the inter
multidisciplinary relationship social worker- psychologist-doctor, interferes more
with elderly on informing them about different sort of abuses against them, the
risks of exposing their personal lives excessively, the matter of trust both within
society and medical systems through community projects and information campaigns.
Keywords:
metabolic syndrome, psychological coping, self-management, health, depression.
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